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high-flown Definition

high-flown (flōn)

adjective

  1. extravagantly ambitious or aspiring
  2. high-sounding but meaningless; bombastic

high-flown Synonyms

high-flown

modif.

high-flown Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • rhetoric: Punchy or stylish writing is welcome, but do not make high-flown rhetoric a substitute for serious argument.
  • language: I never knew such a lass for high-flown language.
  • phrase: In these they should be taught to express themselves clearly, concisely, and naturally, without affected Words, or high-flown Phrases.
  • word: The contrast of high-flown humanitarian words with a dangerous chauvinist aim is highly marked.
  • theory: After all, nursing is a practice discipline and it is remarkable how much high-flown theory is published.
  • statement: Eduard: Putin made another high-flown statement, but it seems to me that he was not.. .

Modifying Another Word

rather: Perhaps this rather high-flown mission is a simple matter of the Kanazawa museum distinguishing itself from its competitors on the international contemporary art trail.